[Gllug] Remote Viewing of a program running on a local termin al

[Jonathan Dye]

Xander D Harkness wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 03:55:22PM -0000, Calvin la Cock wrote:
>> Hi ,
>> 
>> I know this isn't a programming list , but I recon this question is
>> more of a sys-admin issue than programming.
>> 
>> 
>> now that I've got everyone confused on the topic, here is the
>> question : 
>> 
>> If I have a program running on say Linux on terminal 1. Is there a
>> way that I can see that exact screen ( terminal ) as it is on the
>> local computer , if I sit halfway around the world and try and
>> access that pc remotely. I need a way to be able to check the status
>> of software running non-locally. 
> If it is a console application you can use screen, which will allow
> you to run an application and then detach it to reattach elsewhere.
> 
> If it is a graphical application then you could use vnc.
> 
> There was also mentioned about a year ago an application that allows
> you to share a console so that both parties can view simultaneously. 
> I cannot remember the name of this and would love someone to remind
> me :-) 

You can do this with screen.

JD

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